The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-15
BAR HARBoR FREAKS.
The Society, the Girls, the Entertain
ments and the Whiri.

In the old days of primitive notions at Bar
Harbor the cottagers who had their meals at
the hotels and who had cottages outside were
called ''mealers." writes correspondent Of
the Boston Post Some Of those who lived at
too remote distance to walk were sent for
in a sort of vehicle which was more substan
tial than stylish. and these were called ''haul-
ed mealeTs." But now, alas what change
has come over the dream Of this fashionable
Summer cityl One must say instead 81 am
in lodgings and have table dhote at an ho-
tel" just as an Englishman says at Brighton
or the Isle Of Wight
Bar Harbor's transformation from its for
mer character of simplicity is no less marked
than Campobello's, except In a very different
manner. The social atmosphere is several
degrees more conservative, while its creature
comforts are better adapted to the staid and
rather more mature pleasure seekers. The
visitor to Campobello still may enjoy nature
in her mildest moods and be comfortable at
his hotel unhampered by city rules for max
ing several changes of toilet. Some of us re-
member pleasant Bar HarbOr days when the
ways Of the far off "world" were as unknown
as yeast risen biscuits. 1t was not anym
more than dozen years ago that visitor
from Boston, thinking his boots might be
overlooked by the not too attentive native
"help, said to the proprietor Of the tlien
largest hotel at Bar HarbOr: "Mr. Dash, |
shall put my boots outside my door tonight"
"All right sill" replied the kindly, genial
boniface, you'll find 'em there In the MORN
ing We're all honest folks here"
Picnics, blackboard excursions, yachting
parties, lunches, dinners, musicales aud 3
o'clocks I'll the days to 0verfiowing, and the
dance at ROdick's or elsewhere keeps the
ball IN motion until well into the night. One
must not falter by the way in this ''merry-
go-ronnd, for once one Is off his whirllng
steed he is lost In the crowd and another
takes his place. The Bar HarbOr girl who
does not have her engagement book full for
every day in the week Is not fitted for this
dizzy atmosphere.
What with canoeing and tennis, our girls
should have supple and graceful figures and
added Drawn and muscles. Ii is the brown
belle instead Of the blue who Is the most pop
ular this season, and a laudable, II somewhat
amusing ambition, has sprung up In this
queer Island TO see who will acquire the
deepest shade of tan What wonder, then,
that II should be an actual TACT that a young
girls complexion should not match her cafe
du ldit gloves?
1t Is amusing to see the different types Of
girls in this choice rosebud garden. There
Is the luxurient, full-petalled JacqueminOt,
pronounced in color, graceful in FORM This
is the New York girl, whose gay and self
| possessed air makes her always mistress of
| the situation, high bred but assured, graei-
| Gus but cerem0niOus, careful in discriminat-
| ing, fashionable but pious. Next the sweet
and beautiful white rose, full of subtle charm,
| graceful and pervasive. This Is the Phila
| delphia girl. You would never confOund her
| with her sister from New York less brill
| liant and less pronounced perhaps she may
| be. but not a jot less charming; quieter aad
| mole reposeful, II not so finished In society
manner. And now how can one do justice
| to the third sweet fiOwer-the Boston bud, IN
the midst of the showier blossomsY On a
| florists counter one will sometimes look
| along the exquisite array OF hyorlds-Ot
| creamy GATHERINGS, of the proud barOnesse,
| of the luxurious La France of rich, velvety
| Jacks, and all the while be conscious OF a
| refined, refreshing, delicate odOr above all
| the rest You will not find 1t unless you look
/ carefully among the Shower blossoms. It Is
| the modest Bonseline. This Is the Boston
| girl.
| shores and which cOmmends itself to those
| who admire sincerity is the 'heartiness" of
manner which is now considered good Eng
| lish form. The studied indifference assumed
| by young men and women from America was
| never agreeable, and we can be thankful
that our gratitude is due to an American
| who returned TO his cOuntrymen this tribute
Of enthusiasm. "The Hon. Cody" as the
| English are pleased to call him, Is said to
| have been the man who gave impetus to this
| very agreeable quality of enthusiasm in the
country of his triumphs, and now the bread
| he cast upon the British waters has returned
to us after many days.